Some have suggested that it stems from Hussenot's device, because it used film and "ran continuously in a light-tight box, hence the name 'black box,'" according to Airbus, which noted that orange was the box's chosen color from the beginning to make it easy to find.

The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that the flight data recorder from the Sikorsky helicopter has been found with “no exterior damage” and is now being inspect

The flight data recorder from the American Airlines plane that crashed into a military helicopter in Washington state, has been recovered, according to reports